Bhubaneswar: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a series of weather alerts for several districts in Odisha, forecasting heavy rainfall, thunderstorms with lightning, and gusty surface winds between May 25 and 30, 2025.
According to an official press release, a cyclonic circulation currently lies over north coastal Odisha and adjoining areas at an altitude of 3.1 km above mean sea level. Furthermore, a low-pressure area is expected to develop over the west-central and adjoining north Bay of Bengal around May 27.
The IMD has issued an Orange Warning for May 25, indicating thunderstorms with lightning and surface wind speeds reaching 40–50 kmph. Heavy rainfall is very likely to occur in the afternoon or evening hours at one or two places over the districts of Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Balasore, Bhadrak, Kendrapara, Jagatsinghpur, Ganjam, Gajapati, Rayagada, Koraput, Malkangiri, and Kandhamal.
A Yellow Warning has also been issued for the same day for thunderstorms with lightning and wind speeds of 30–40 kmph in the afternoon or evening at one or two places in Jharsuguda, Sundargarh, Sambalpur, Puri, Khurda, Nayagarh, Cuttack, Nabarangpur, Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Sonepur, Boudh, Deogarh, Angul, Dhenkanal, Bargarh, Balangir, and Nuapada.
For May 26, the IMD has predicted a Yellow Warning for thunderstorms with lightning and surface wind speeds of 30–40 kmph, along with heavy rainfall likely at one or two places in Ganjam, Gajapati, Rayagada, Koraput, Mayurbhanj, and Keonjhar. Thunderstorms with similar wind speeds are also expected at one or two places in Balasore, Jharsuguda, Sundargarh, Sambalpur, Kandhamal, and Malkangiri.
On May 27, a Yellow Warning has been issued for thunderstorms with lightning and surface wind speeds of 30–40 kmph, likely in the afternoon or evening at one or two places in Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Balasore, Bhadrak, Kendrapara, Jagatsinghpur, Ganjam, Gajapati, Rayagada, Koraput, Malkangiri, Jajpur, Puri, Khurda, Nayagarh, Cuttack, Sundargarh, Kalahandi, and Kandhamal.
For May 28, the IMD has forecast a Yellow Warning for thunderstorms with lightning, wind speeds of 40–50 kmph, and heavy rainfall likely at one or two places in Balasore, Bhadrak, Kendrapara, Jagatsinghpur, Cuttack, Jajpur, Ganjam, Gajapati, Rayagada, Koraput, and Malkangiri. Thunderstorms with wind speeds of 40–50 kmph are also likely in Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Puri, Khurda, Nayagarh, Nabarangpur, Kalahandi, and Kandhamal.
On May 29, another Yellow Warning has been issued for thunderstorms with lightning, wind speeds of 40–50 kmph, and heavy rainfall at one or two places in Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Balasore, Bhadrak, Kendrapara, Jagatsinghpur, Rayagada, Koraput, Nabarangpur, Kalahandi, and Malkangiri. Similar thunderstorms are likely in Jajpur, Cuttack, Puri, Khurda, Nayagarh, Ganjam, Gajapati, and Kandhamal.
For May 30, the IMD has predicted thunderstorms with lightning, wind speeds of 40–50 kmph, and heavy rainfall at one or two places in Balasore, Bhadrak, Kendrapara, Jagatsinghpur, Nuapada, Kandhamal, Kalahandi, Gajapati, Rayagada, Koraput, Nabarangpur, and Malkangiri. Thunderstorms with similar wind speeds are also likely in Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Jajpur, Cuttack, Puri, Khurda, Nayagarh, and Ganjam.
The IMD has also stated that no significant change in maximum daytime temperatures is expected across Odisha during the next 6–7 days.
